Rape
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Crime, Prostitution, Rape, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge Accused of Raping Prostitute Will Put Away His Gavel
A New Mexico judge who has been accused of raping a prostitute has decided to resign from the bench. -
Crime, Drinking, Drugs, DUI / DWI, Prostitution, Rape, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judges Behaving Badly? A Slew of Lurid Allegations
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Crime, Drinking, Law Schools, Parties, Rape, Sex
A Rape Allegation at the University of Chicago Law School
Earlier this week, a tipster wrote to us: “The University of Chicago Law School is suffering from a problem not too different from the one that Antoine Dodson and his neighbors suffered not too long ago.” Chicago is a long way from Huntsville, Alabama, and the University of Chicago Law School is a long way […]
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Crime, Facebook, Privacy, Rape, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain
An Update on WikiLeaks and Its International Man of Mischief, Julian Assange
Although I’m no longer an editor here at Above the Law (*tear*), you know my byline occasionally still pops up to bring you news of lonely lawyers and goings-on in the world of privacy. This week, I asked Elie and Lat if they were interested in a lawsuit against a computer rental store accused of […] -
Abortion, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Cars, Celebrities, Defamation, Facebook, Morning Docket, Rape, Sports, Trials, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 03.30.11
* A Libyan woman is being sued for slander over her rape allegations. Is this how the Libyan militiamen serve and protect their country? [Boston Globe] * Call this one a learning experience. Pictures of things we now know we can’t post on Facebook: placentas, dead girls. [CNN Justice] * Jay-Z is down to 98 […]
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Crime, Kids, Nauseating Things, Perverts, Rape, Sentencing Law, Sex
Closing the Loop on Aaron Biber, Prominent Partner Turned Pedophile
From partner to pedophile. From Super Lawyer to Super Creep. It’s time for an update on the story of Aaron Biber, the high-profile Minneapolis lawyer who was going to be the next president of the Minnesota State Bar Association but is now going to be a prison inmate. For a very long time. Aaron Biber […] -
Biglaw, Cars, Rape
Another Reason to Distrust Black Cars: You Might Get Raped
Here at Above the Law, your editors always avoid the black cars / livery cabs that populate the city. Instead, we trust yellow medallion cabs. This preference dates all the way back to our days in Biglaw. Lat would often take yellow cabs, even if he was entitled to a Fone-A-Car thanks to pulling ridiculous […] -
Crime, Money, Murder, Prisons, Rape, Reader Polls
How Should Years of Wrongful Imprisonment Be Valued?
In Friday’s Non-Sequiturs, while linking to an interesting article about a man who served 27 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, I used an intentionally inflammatory blurb: Would Michael Green, exonerated of rape charges by DNA evidence, be worth $2.2 million today if he hadn’t gone to prison? Just asking. Judging […] - Sponsored
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Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Crime, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Rape, Schiff Hardin, Sex
Ex-Biglaw Bad Boys Accused of Sexual Assault:Where Are They Now?
We like to provide updates on lawyers we’ve covered in the past, just to close the loop and keep readers informed. For example, if a lawyer is accused of wrongdoing, we cover the allegations, and then the charges are dropped, we’d like to write about the clearing of that person’s name. (If you’re aware of […] -
Rape, Sex, Sex Scandals, Skaddenfreude, Sports, Trials
The Bluegrass State's Sordid Sports Trial (Or: University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino must really hate Karen Sypher)
Every sports fan we know is bugging us to cover the prosecution of Karen Sypher, a former car-show model and auto-glass saleswoman, who is being tried for extorting University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, lying to the FBI, and retaliation against a witness. Since it concerns balls, it seems like a natural fit for […] -
Bar Exams, Rape, Sex
Bar Exam Question of the Day: Sex By Trick?
An Israeli court has convicted an Arab man of rape on very interesting grounds. Haaretz reports: Sabbar Kashur, 30, had consensual sex with a woman after he posed as a Jewish bachelor interested in a long-term relationship. When the woman found Kashur was not a Jew but an Arab, she filed a police complaint that […] -
Celebrities, Crime, Kids, Rape, Sex Scandals
Roman Polanski Gets His Freedom On
The 76-year-old iconic director, Roman Polanski, is free to drug and sex 13-year-old girls across the European continent. As we mentioned in Morning Docket, the Swiss government rejected a U.S. extradition request. The Associated Press reports: The Swiss mostly blamed U.S. authorities for failing to provide confidential testimony about Polanski’s sentencing procedure in 1977-1978. The […] -
Crime, Job Searches, Rape, Reader Polls
Did Quinn Emanuel Hire, Then Fire, a Convicted Sex Offender?
CHECK YOU EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND. That appears to be the lesson learned by the New York office of litigation powerhouse Quinn Emanuel. A source at QE recently sent us an email with this dramatic subject heading: “A rapist among us.. Quinn Emanuel.” Here’s the allegation: [Earlier this month] our Records Manager, [name redacted – hereinafter “Got-a-Record […]
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Allen & Overy, Magic Circle, Rape, Sex, Sex Scandals
A Deidre Dare Update: Allen & Overy Lawyer Turned Sex Columnist Makes Controversial Claims About Rape
Memorial Day weekend is almost here, and we all know what that means: the arrival of summer. And we all know what summer means: people taking their clothes off, at the beach or pool. People taking their clothes off got us thinking about one of our favorite personalities here at Above the Law: Deidre Dare, […] -
Craigslist, Crime, Rape
A Reason Not To Respond To Rape Fantasy Ads on Craigslist
We’re big fans of Craigslist here at Above the Law, especially the ridiculous job postings and lawyerly missed connections. But the site has a dark side too. A “forced connection” in December has led two men to be charged with rape. Ty Oliver McDowell, a medical technologist, thought he was fulfilling a Wyoming woman’s “rape […] -
Crime, Minority Issues, Racism, Rape, Theater
ATL on Broadway: A Review of David Mamet's Race
Your Above the Law editors spent Sunday afternoon watching a group of talented players in a high-stakes battle. A veteran of the field locked horns with a newcomer. No, we’re not talking about the Vikings-Saints game. We saw James Spader, David Alan Grier and Kerry Washington play lawyers in a matinee performance of David Mamet’s […] -
Bail, Celebrities, Crime, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Rape
Watch Out, Swiss Misses: Roman Polanski Wins Bail
Women of Switzerland, lock up your daughters. Roman Polanski has been granted bail, after a court approved his bail offer of $4.5 million. (For now, he’s still in jail; his release date has not been set.) Once released, Polanski will be under house arrest. So, good parents of Switzerland, maybe there’s no need to lock […] -
Celebrities, Crime, Kids, Movies, Rape
The Roman Polanski Prosecution: Keep On Keeping On, or Drop It Like It's Hot?
We’ve already mentioned the recent arrest of acclaimed film director Roman Polanski (pictured at right, with uber-hottie Adrien Brody). But it’s a slow news day controversial, so we’d like to give you a chance to discuss it in more depth. Over at the WSJ Law Blog, Ashby Jones has a nice write-up. He explains the […] -
Law Schools, Rape
JD Withheld From Alleged Rapist at University of San Diego
UPDATE (3/12/11): Douglas Wacker was acquitted of the charges discussed below — please see the update at the end of this post. One University of San Diego Law School student isn’t worrying about deferrals. He’s worrying about defense strategies. From the San Diego Union-Tribune: A 30-year-old Marine Corps captain will face a court-martial Feb. 8 […] -
Gay Marriage, Lesbians, Rape, Weirdness
Same-Sex Marriage Legal Troubles in Massachusetts
We’ve covered the legislative twists and turns of same-sex marriage fairly closely here at ATL. But there was one notable court case we missed back in March. We thought Dr. Li-Ann Thio’s description of anal sex as “shoving a straw up your nose to drink” was graphic, but this article by the Register on attempted […]